This is a TWO PACK. For each item ordered you will recieve one bottle each of the Schist Syrah and the Granite Syrah Intersted in more than 1 two pack Email for pricing: miketimeleswines.com Granite is from from a 17 year old vineyard on the Paardeberg with soils that are sandy granitic with a thick layer of clay. Because of the clay, the vines always have good moisture levels, leading to bigger berries with thinner skins, and which enjoy more shade from the larger canopies. This leads to fresh, aromatic wines with some subtle green characters.Both wines were made with 100% stems, and 50% new wood. Two 500 litre barrels of each wine were made, which equates to 100 cases of each Sweet aromatic black cherry fruit nose with some meaty overtones. The palate is fresh, lively and spicy with meaty berry fruits. Its quite rich yet fresh at the same time, with some lighter mineral notes in the mix. Lovely freshness, precision and perfume, with good acidity. -Jamie Goode's Wine Blog,94100 The 2010 Granite Syrah is the debut release from a new vineyard so it is not extracted from the regular Syrah cuvee. It is 100% whole bunch fruit from Paardeberg fermented in open top barrels. The nose is closed at the moment since it was bottled just the previous week, but coquettishly reveals bright red cherries and hints of crushed violets with time. The palate is medium-bodied with a sweet entry, fleshy red-berried fruit mixed with white pepper and a touch of Provencal herbs, finishing on an Old World note that expresses great freshness, mineralite and precision. It has immense potential so leave this brooding Syrah for 3-4 years. Drink 2014-2020. - Wine Advocate (Neal Martin, Issue 196, August 2011),93 Schist comes from a 15 year old vineyard on a steep east-facing slope (at Kloovenburg) that produces smaller berries with thicker skins, making a more masculine of wine. Both wines were made with 100% stems, and 50% new wood. Two 500 litre barrels of each wine were made, which equates to 100 cases of each Dense, brooding and rich with some meatiness to the black fruits nose. The palate is rich, bold and intense with lovely black fruits and a fine spicy finish. Nice density and structure here. Meaty, spicy, dense. -Jamie Goode's Wine Blog,93100 Matured identically to the Granite Syrah, the 2010 Schist Syrah is sourced from Riebeek Kasteel from the Kloovenberg estate. It has a wonderful, exuberant bouquet with ripe black cherries, blueberry and crushed white flowers with great definition and flamboyance. The palate is full-bodied with succulent dark berries, black olive, cassis, minerals and a touch of white pepper. Plush and vivacious on the finish, this should repay several years cellaring but will drink earlier than the Granite Syrah. Only 1,000 bottles have been released. Drink 2014-2020. - Wine Advocate (Neal Martin, Issue 196, August 2011),93 -2013 Platter Wine Guide (October 31st 2012), (5 ) Lush, with very enticing blueberry and loganberry fruit laced with sanguine and iron notes that drive the finish. Velvety, but with intensity, energy and length. Drink now through 2015. 125 cases made. JM - Wine Spectator (February 28th 2013), 92 Sleek and mouthwatering, with lovely white pepper notes stitched through the damson plum, red currant and violet notes, all backed by a long, iron-filled finish. Pure and very focused. Drink now through 2015. 125 cases made. JM - Wine Spectator (February 28th 2013), 92